Reflecting on Interdisciplinary Trends in Artificial Reef Design, Monitoring, and Assessment in the US Southeast: Insight from Recent Developments and Hope in the Restoring Resilient Reefs Act

Authors

Johnathan D. Johnson, Coastal Carolina UniversityFollow
Clayton J. Whitesides, Coastal Carolina University

Abstract

Although artificial reefs (Figs. 1 and 2) have long been the focus of biological and ecological research, “the economics and social impact of artificial reefs … have not been carefully examined” (Bohnsack and Sutherland 1985, 11). Since the time of that statement in the mid-1980s, we are pleased to report that much research on the economics and social impacts of artificial reefs has been published in the academic literature (e.g., Sutton and Bushnell 2007, Whitmarsh et al. 2008, Stolk, Markwell, and Jenkins 2009, and Islam et al. 2014).

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Johnathan D. and Whitesides, Clayton J. (2022) "Reflecting on Interdisciplinary Trends in Artificial Reef Design, Monitoring, and Assessment in the US Southeast: Insight from Recent Developments and Hope in the Restoring Resilient Reefs Act," The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 63: Iss. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol63/iss2/5